Monitoring, Evaluation, Adaptation and Learning (MEAL) Lead

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• Leadership of the MEAL function and line management of the ESDZ MEAL team, with oversight and accountability for all day-to-day MEAL activities. • Ensuring that the MEAL function and approach is consistent with international best practice. • Representing the MEAL function in Senior Leadership meetings and external meetings and events, as required. • At least twelve (12) years of relevant experience in designing and managing MEAL strategies, managing and/or implementing research for development activities, preferably in democracy, governance, and civil society strengthening areas. • Demonstrated experience in designing and implementing MEAL strategies that support issues-based adaptive management and scaling and adapting interventions in response to changes in the programme and external context. • Experience in designing and managing MEAL strategies and approaches that enable a “fail-fast” approach to programme delivery and fill evidence gaps. • Demonstrated abilities in high-quality qualitative, quantitative, and participatory MEAL methodologies appropriate to complex change processes, capacity development, and adaptation to monitor program quality for performance and results. • Proven ability to set up a solid monitoring system to assess the fidelity of the implementation and the program’s effectiveness and use of data for adaptive project management. • Demonstrated expertise in rigorous quantitative and qualitative research and analytical methods. • Experience developing monitoring and evaluation systems and data collection; Prior experience in mobile data collection/visualization software and database management preferred. • Prior experience in designing rapid feedback loops to inform adaptive programming and strategy for beneficiary feedback collection. • Experience coordinating with governments, ministries, and/or local NGOs, as well as local communities, for the design and implementation of surveys and other data collection techniques. • Experience managing and executing monitoring and evaluation activities for donor-funded programs (FCDO-funded programme experience preferred), including experience monitoring and evaluating policy reform and/or capacity development activities. • Experience serving as the primary MEAL responsible for development projects, including team management. • Excellent report writing, analytical, and communication skills, including oral presentation skills.